Last Updated on August 23, 2024 by
Alien: Romulus is a 2024 Horror Movie Directed by Fede Alvarez. The film stars Cailee Spaeny, Isabela Merced, and Archie Renaux, with a 1h 59m runtime, and was released on August 16, 2024.
To clarify the facts, I have been here before and commented that there is no bad ‘Alien’ movie (s) (We are not counting the ‘Alien vs Predator’ movies because they do not deserve to be called ‘Alien’). W 1979 roku do kin wszedł film Ridley’ego Scotta “Alien”, który i do dzisiaj może być uważany za doskonałe przedstawienie science-fiction/horror, a raczej idealny snów na nj. James Cameron’s “Aliens” is a very tense Action movie that lacks warning lights and signals and offers a fair amount of classy moments. Thanks to studio interference, the film is compelling and engaging horror cinema in the basic form with Fincher’s direction for “Alien 3”. Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s “Alien: And while “Resurrection” is riddled with issues, it is so unabashedly weird that I have to love it And thus Scott’s two prequels, “Prometheus” and “Alien: Covenant” bring the franchise into deliciously dark and new territory, suggesting that man was created by a superior and that this superior race hates man. Few of these films are good (and, naturally, none of them effectively try to redefine what made Scott’s original picture so incredibly outstanding) but collectively they form a series of exciting narratives that all deviate somewhere else. One has to note that no similarity links all of these films, but their similarity means that they are all the same and different at the same time. He feels this way and she feels like they both make their path in life.
This is why Fede Álvarez’s new entry into the series, the sequel-prequel “Alien: The play bearing his name, “Romulus,” is ultimately so disappointing. But this is not a bad film indeed, quite the opposite – it is a film solid in production design, attractive in visuals, and packed with icky moments, thrill, and horror. And yet, “Romulus” has no dreams. Mostly, it resembles not so much a new installment in an ongoing saga but a compilation of high points. It’s like a musical group that has mastered how to play all the right tunes adopted but is too scared to put in something new to them. It is New Hope of the Alien series, the picture heavily treading simplistic familiarity. Even by the climax, you will find Álvarez referencing “cool” moments from the previous films that “Romulus” ends up being an inconsequential entity. There are a couple of moments here where it appears as if the characters are watching the prior “Alien” Films and simply mimicking the script. I reckon most people who go to the cinema for a movie will not have a problem with this, seeing that they will enjoy all the references made to other movies and franchises. But in a franchise that has never been afraid to take risks, “Alien: The film more specifically titled “Romulus” plays it unfortunately far too carefully.
Set 20 years after the first “Alien,” “Alien: Romulus” starts on the gloomy mining world that knows no sunlight. This looks like Mordor from “Lord of the Rings” meets Blade Runner’s constantly raining LA A person could go mad living like this and Rain (Cailee Spaeny) wants nothing more than to escape to somewhere sunny. However, like all other people who ended up on the mining planet, Rain is an employee of the Weyland-Yutani corporation and they decide if she can go or not. When Rain finally thinks that she has accumulated enough credits and is ready to get the hell out of there, she is told that she still needs to work for six more years in the mines. It only makes sense in the world of space capitalism where anything that you can do regardless of its impact on others is perfectly fine. Insight comes hope in the form of an unoccupied space station that begins to orbit the planet all of a sudden. Rain is recruited by her friend Tyler (Archie Renaux) to help pull off a little space heist: to leave the space station and take some cryosleep pods away with them on board. You see, the planet that everyone is trying to escape to takes about 9 years to get to, so the only logical way to get there is if everyone is sleeping. Tagging along with Tyler is his sister Kay (Isabela Merced), the ever-annoying and stupid character Bjorn (Spike Fearn), and the calm and competent pilot, Navarro (Aileen Wu). What does Rain need to achieve its mission with the help of these people? The truth is they do not. They require Rain’s brother a childish android named Andy portrayed by David Jonsson. Because Andy technically belongs to Weyland-Yutani, he carries the essential part, similar to a key, and he can open the space station with just a touch of his finger.
Unfortunately for everyone concerned, the space station, which is set up in two halves named Romulus and Remus, had the Xenomorphs as subjects in some pretty dubious science experiments which translates to bad news for everyone. And thus the setting of a video game where the characters are split into different groups and have to travel from Плошка А to Плошка Б while avoiding becoming an alien’s lunch. Álvarez, the director of the violent “Evil Dead” remake and the home invasion thriller “Don’t Breathe,” understands how to build suspense, and there are times in “Romulus” that cause your pulse to race and make you cringe on purpose. The fact that the director tries to apply practical effects as frequently as possible — from the face-huggers scuttling across foreheads to the Xenomorphs distorting their bodies — helps the mood.
To this end, “Romulus” also uses one very specific piece of digital VFX work that is as vulgar and misguided as it is to ruin all the practical details that the filmmaker seems to have gotten right. At this very moment some actual readers are frowning And here I understand some of You are going ‘Oh, no, he did it again’“This is the ninth entry in the franchise, you’re asking too much!” these folks are saying. ’ Who cares if the movie is packed to the rafters with freώσεις? This is a bare-boned sequel!” Great! But even on these terms, “Romulus” can’t find its groove. The characters are indistinguishable and easy to overlook most of the time. Spaeny is a decent actor, but Rain is utterly devoid of personality; Spaeny simply has no material to bring out anything for Rain. The only actor to leave an impact and successfully establish a distinctive persona is Jonsson as the android Andy.
Álvarez aimed at striking the level of violence and dark mood of the first “Alien” here, but “Romulus” is too conservative to be hot. I do not require every “Alien” movie to go for the jugular, so to speak or, in other words, to be bigger and stranger. There are times when it bears its simplicity and simply plays popular songs. But if you are willing to go this route, then you better guarantee you build something substantive into it as well. Now, I didn’t expect “Romulus” to be as weird and different from the first two “Alien” prequels, but boy, would I have appreciated it more if it had something to contribute to the discussion. However, Álvarez, who co-wrote the film with Rodo Sayagues, does seize the opportunity of adding a new type of perverse voltage in the last stages of the movie, but by this time “Romulus” has been way too bland in the Lift context, too formulaic, so this final effort seems almost too little and too late. I do not wish to suggest that “Romulus” is entirely without value. Audience who need a tastefully done monster flick with eerie practical effects and solid action sequences might just get their fill from this. However, no one should have an issue with demanding better outcomes. To state it in clear terms as I did at the beginning of this review, there are no bad movies in the “Alien” series. But with “Alien: The First Rises from Ashes, the second one’s name is ‘Romulus,” there’s a disappointing one.
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Alien: Romulus is rated R by the Motion Picture Rating (MPA) for bloody, violent content and language.
Violence & Gore: As expected, the movie is extremely violent and this aspect is manifested in the frequent moments of blood spurting common to the Alien series. The xenomorphs tend to kill characters in unrelentless violent manners. Victims are frequently depicted as getting stabbed, hacked, or eaten. Some of the scenes are focused on close-ups of injuries and killings. Facehuggers are illustrated as attaching to characters’ faces and the portrayal is horrific, vivid when the creatures implant embryos. Some of the instances where individuals are killed and eviscerated by the Xenomorphs include several different scenes. The consequences of these attacks are depicted by blood stains and severed body parts. This is true in the sense that the movie employs elements of the jump scare genre, with shocking and violent moments appearing abruptly as a surprise to the audience. One of the prominent motifs of the filming is the frequent portrayal of the characters in the dark and narrow spaces and this contributes to building up the suspense, when the action does occur, it seems more unexpected and brutal. The climactic scenes of the movie show the shootouts between the characters and the Xenomorphs which feature several violent scenes, gore, and violence in general.
Profanity: The distinct form of the movie includes quite frequent occurrences of the use of obscene language, such as f–k, s–t, and other forms of vulgar expressions. It is frequently employed when the speakers establish a scenario that immediately evokes feelings of tension or fear in the listeners. Some of the characters may also use obscene language, especially when they are angry or when they are in extremely risky situations.
Sexual Content: Even in the sex scenes, the content is almost innocent. However, there could be occasional scenes or dialogue that implies a certain level of sexual interest between characters especially when they are talking about their closeness or interactions. The movie does not display any nudity; however, some scenes that depict the characters in compromising positions might wear skimpy clothing.
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking: There is use of Alcohol in a few scenes where characters are seen drinking to relax and deal with the pressure in certain situations. Alcoholism and drug-related scenes are absent in the movie. Smoking may be depicted in the movie but its prominence is not significant as it is considered a subject on its own.
